Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006107736 Incident Date: May, 31 2006
Consumer's City: LAKE ORION Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1NE52J63M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet malibu. while driving between 30-50 mph, the accelerator pedal sticks. the contact must apply the brakes and attempt to reach down and pull the accelerator pedal up manually. the contact stated that the failure began on may 30, 2005 and there is safety recall # 04v528000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) on the vehicle. she called a dealer that sold gm cars but was not actually a gm dealer and informed her that the recall was closed. the consumer heard so many negative things about that specific dealer that repairs were done at another location. the contact stated that her accelerator pedal had been inspected months earlier. the engine size was unknown. the current mileage is 65,000 and failure mileage was 52,000. the consumer stated the vehicle was taken to a chevrolet dealer who fixed the vehicle via the recall immediately at no charge. updated 07/24/07 *tr